This John it was of whom it was said through Isaiah, the prophet, The voice of one who cries aloud in the desert, "Prepare a way for the Lord, Make the paths straight for him."

At that time the disciples of John came and asked him, "Why are we and the Pharisees always fasting, while your disciples are not?"

"Are you the Coming One, or are we to look for someone else?"

"and, if you are willing to receive it, he is the Elijah who was to come.

For Herod had apprehended John, shackled him, and thrust him into prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip's wife, because John kept telling him, "It is not right for you to have her." read more. And although he wished to kill John, he feared the people, for they considered John a prophet. But when Herod's birthday, the daughter of Herodias danced before the company, and so pleased Herod that he promised with an oath to give her whatever she asked for. So, prompted by her mother, the girl said, "Give me at once, upon a dish, the head of John the Baptist." The king was displeased because of this, but because of his oaths and his guests he ordered it to be given her. He sent and beheaded John in prison; the head was brought on a dish, and given to the young girl, who took it to her mother. Then John's disciples went and removed his body, and came and told Jesus.

Then came to him the mother of the sons of Zebedee, with her sons, kneeling down and begging a favor of him. "What is it you wish?" he said. She answered, "Command that these my two sons may sit upon your right hand and your left in your kingdom." read more. "None of you know what you are asking," said Jesus. "Can you drink the cup which I am about to drink?" "We can," they replied. My cup you indeed shall drink," he answered, "but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant, but belongs to those for whom it has been prepared by my Father." When the ten heard of this, they were indignant at the two brothers;

Straightway he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants and went after him.

There were some women also watching from a distance. Among them were both Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome,

Mary was greatly agitated at his word, and was revolving in her mind what this salutation could mean.

And while the people were in expectation, and all men were debating in their hearts about John,

"Master," answered Simon, "although we toiled all night, we took nothing; but at your bidding I will let down the nets." And when they had done this they enclosed a great multitude of fish; and their nets began to break. read more. So they motioned to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. They came and filled both boats, so that they began to sink. When Simon Peter saw this he fell down at the knees of Jesus, exclaiming, "Depart from me, O Lord, for I am a sinful man!" (For he was amazed, and all who were with him, at the haul of fish which they had made; and so were Simon's partners, James and John, sons of Zebedee.) But Jesus answered Simon. "Fear not; from this time on, you will be catching men."

Again they said unto him. "Why do the disciples of John fast frequently, and make supplications, as also do the disciples of the Pharisees, but your disciples are eating and drinking?"

And when his disciples, James and John, saw this they said, "Lord, are you willing for us to bid fire come down from heaven and destroy them?" As Elijah did.

Now this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent some priests and Levites to him from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?" He acknowledged??e did not deny it??ut acknowledged, "I am not the Christ." read more. "What then?" they questioned; "Are you Elijah?" He said, "I am not." "Are you the Prophet?" "No," he replied. Then said they to him. "Who are you? That we may give some answer to those who sent us. What account do you give of yourself?" He said, "I am a voice of one who cries aloud in the desert, 'Make straight the way of the Lord,' as said the prophet Isaiah." Now it was some of the Pharisees who had been sent to him; so they questioned him, saying, "Why then are you baptizing, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?" "I indeed am baptizing in water," John said in reply, "but in your midst stands One whom you do not recognize, One who is to come after me, whose sandal-strap I am not worthy to untie."

One who is to come after me, whose sandal-strap I am not worthy to untie." This happened in Bethany, beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing. read more. The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said: "Behold, that is God's Lamb, who takes and bears away the sin of the world.

in order that every one who believes in him may have eternal life. "For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever trusts in him should not perish, but have eternal life. read more. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through him might be saved. He who trusts in him is not condemned, but he who does not trust has already been condemned, because he has not put his trust in the name of the only begotten Son of God. And this is the condemnation, that Light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For every one who practices wrong hates light, and does not come to the light, lest his actions be exposed; but he who does what is true, comes to the light, in order that his actions may be shown to have been wrought in God." After this Jesus and his disciples went into the countryside of Judea, and there he was staying with them and baptizing. John also was baptizing in Aenon, near Salim, because there were many streams there, and people kept coming to receive baptism.

Whoever does receive it has set his seal that God is true.

Accordingly when the Lord knew that the Pharisees had heard it said, "Jesus is making and baptizing more disciples than John,"

There was reclining upon Jesus' breast one of the disciples whom he loved.

Meanwhile Simon Peter was following Jesus, and so was another disciple who was known to the high priest, and they went in with Jesus into the court of the high priest's palace.

When Jesus saw his mother, and standing near her the disciple whom he loved, he said to his mother, "Woman behold your son." Then he said to the disciple, "Behold your mother." And from that hour the disciple took her to his home.

And he who saw it has borne testimony, and his testimony is trustworthy, and he knows that he is telling the truth in order that you may believe.

So she came running to Simon Peter and that other disciple whom Jesus loved, saying, "They have taken the Master out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him!"

Then that disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, "It is the Lord!" On hearing that it was the Lord, Simon Peter girt his fisher's coat about him (for he was naked), and threw himself into the water.

Now when they beheld the glad fearlessness of Peter and John and had perceived that they were amazed; and they began to recognize them, that they were companions of Jesus.

He had been instructed in the ways of the Lord, and being full of zeal, he used to speak and to teach accurately the facts about Jesus, although he knew only the baptism of John.

"Into what, then, were you baptized?" he asked. And they said, "Into the baptism of John."

and when they recognized the grace which had been given to me, James and Cephas and John, then thought to be pillars, gave to Barnabas and to me the right hand of fellowship. They agreed that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the Jews.

So the Law has been our tutor-slave our pedagogue to lead us to Christ, so that we may be justified by faith;

Then Jesus was led up into the desert by the Spirit, to be tempted by the devil.

As he went farther on he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and he called them.

As he went farther on he saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and he called them.

These are the names of the apostles (missionaries). First, Simon who is called Peter, and Andrew, his brother; James the son of Zebedee, and John, his brother;

Six days later Jesus took with him Peter and James and his brother John, and led them up a high mountain, by themselves apart.

Then came to him the mother of the sons of Zebedee, with her sons, kneeling down and begging a favor of him. "What is it you wish?" he said. She answered, "Command that these my two sons may sit upon your right hand and your left in your kingdom." read more. "None of you know what you are asking," said Jesus. "Can you drink the cup which I am about to drink?" "We can," they replied. My cup you indeed shall drink," he answered, "but to sit at my right hand or at my left is not mine to grant, but belongs to those for whom it has been prepared by my Father." When the ten heard of this, they were indignant at the two brothers;

And he took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee with him, and began to be in anguish and sore distress,

among them being Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee's sons.

As he went a little farther on he saw James, the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in their boat mending the nets. Straightway he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants and went after him.

and James(them he surnamed Boanerges, that is, Sons of Thunder),

and James(them he surnamed Boanerges, that is, Sons of Thunder),

He would not permit any one to go with him, except Peter and James and John, the brother of James.

Presently there came up to him James and John, the sons of Zebedee, and said, "Teacher, we wish you would do for us whatever we ask you."

Presently there came up to him James and John, the sons of Zebedee, and said, "Teacher, we wish you would do for us whatever we ask you." "What is it you want me to do for you?" said he. read more. They answered, "Allow us to sit, one at your right hand, and the other at your left hand, in your glory." "You know not what you are asking," said Jesus. "Can you drink the cup that I drink, or be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?" They answered him, "We can." "You shall indeed drink the cup that I drink, and with the baptism that I am baptized with shall you be baptized, but a seat upon my right hand or my left is not mine to grant, but it is for those for whom it has been reserved." When they heard this the ten began to be indignant at James and John, so Jesus called them to him and said:

When he had seated himself on the Mount of Olives, facing the Temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,

There were some women also watching from a distance. Among them were both Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the younger and of Joses, and Salome,

On one occasion when he was standing by the lake of Gennesaret, the crowd pressed upon him to listen to the word of God. But he saw two fishing-boats on the shore of the lake; the fishermen had disembarked and were washing their nets. read more. He went on board one of the boats which belonged to Simon, and asked him to push out a little way from land. Then he sat down and continued to teach the crowd from the boat.

He went on board one of the boats which belonged to Simon, and asked him to push out a little way from land. Then he sat down and continued to teach the crowd from the boat. When he had finished speaking, he said to Simon, "Push out into deep water, and let down your nets for a haul." read more. "Master," answered Simon, "although we toiled all night, we took nothing; but at your bidding I will let down the nets." And when they had done this they enclosed a great multitude of fish; and their nets began to break. So they motioned to their partners in the other boat to come and help them. They came and filled both boats, so that they began to sink. When Simon Peter saw this he fell down at the knees of Jesus, exclaiming, "Depart from me, O Lord, for I am a sinful man!" (For he was amazed, and all who were with him, at the haul of fish which they had made; and so were Simon's partners, James and John, sons of Zebedee.) But Jesus answered Simon. "Fear not; from this time on, you will be catching men." So when they had brought their boats to land they left everything and followed him.

"Master," said John, "we saw a man who was casting out demons in your name, and we forbade him, because he was not following us."

And when his disciples, James and John, saw this they said, "Lord, are you willing for us to bid fire come down from heaven and destroy them?" As Elijah did.

After gazing intently on Jesus as he walked about, he said, "Look! that is the Lamb of God!" The two disciples heard his exclamation, and they followed Jesus.

Meanwhile Simon Peter was following Jesus, and so was another disciple who was known to the high priest, and they went in with Jesus into the court of the high priest's palace. But Peter took his stand outside, near the door. So the other disciple who was known to the high priest came out and spoke to the doorkeeper and brought Peter in.

Then the high priest questioned Jesus about his disciples and about his teaching.

From the house of Caiaphas they took Jesus to the Praetorium, and it was dawn. They themselves would not enter the Praetorium, in order that they might not be ceremonially defiled, but might be able to eat the Passover.

Then he said to the disciple, "Behold your mother." And from that hour the disciple took her to his home.

So she came running to Simon Peter and that other disciple whom Jesus loved, saying, "They have taken the Master out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him!"

After this Jesus showed himself again to his disciples by the Sea of Tiberias. He showed himself as follows.

Then that disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, "It is the Lord!" On hearing that it was the Lord, Simon Peter girt his fisher's coat about him (for he was naked), and threw himself into the water.

One day Peter and John were going up together for the hour of prayer, at three in the afternoon,

and Annas, the high priest, Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and all the members of the high priests family were present.

Now when they beheld the glad fearlessness of Peter and John and had perceived that they were amazed; and they began to recognize them, that they were companions of Jesus.

So, after he had thought things over, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John, surnamed Mark, where a large number of people were assembled, praying.

and after discharging their mission, Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, bringing with them John, surnamed Mark.

And while they were in Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews.

From Paphos Paul and his party set sail for Perga in Pamphylia; but John Mark left them and went back to Jerusalem.

The apostles and elders met to consider the matter;

Now Barnabas wanted to take with them John, who was called Mark.

A few days after this we took up our luggage and went up to Jerusalem. And some of the disciples from Caesarea accompanied us. They led us to the house of Mnason, a Cypriote, a disciple of long standing, with whom we were to lodge. read more. At length we reached Jerusalem, and the brothers there received us gladly. On the following day we went with Paul to call on James, and all the elders were present. After saluting them Paul rehearsed, one by one, the things that God had done among the Gentiles by his ministry. And they, when they heard it, glorified God, and said to him. "You see, brother, how many thousands there are among the Jews, of those who have believed, and they are all zealous for the Law. "Now what they have been told about you, again and again, is that you teach all the Jews who are among the Gentiles, to forsake Moses, and not to circumcise their children, nor to follow the old customs. "What then ought to be done? They will certainly hear that you are come. "So do this that we tell you. "We have four men here under a vow; associate yourself with them, purify yourself with them, and pay their expenses so that they may have their heads shaved; then every one will know that there is no truth in the rumors that they have heard about you; but that you yourself walk orderly obeying the law. "As for the Gentile believers, we wrote giving judgment that they should abstain from anything sacrificed to an idol, from blood, from what is strangled, and from fornication." Then Paul took the men, and after purifying himself with them next day, went into the temple to declare the fulfilment of the days of purification, until the offering was offered for every one of them. But when the seven days were almost over, the Asiatic Jews caught sight of him in the temple, and began to stir up all the crowd, and laid hands on him, shouting. "Men of Israel, help! This is the man who goes everywhere preaching to everybody against the people, and the Law, and this place. And he has actually brought Gentiles even into the temple, and has desecrated the holy place." (For they had formerly seen Trophimus, the Ephesian, with him in the city, and supposed that Paul had brought him into the temple.) The whole city was thrown into uproar. The mob surged together, seized Paul, and began to drag him outside the temple. Whereupon the doors were at once shut. While they were attempting to kill him, news came to the tribune commander of the garrison that all Jerusalem was in an uproar. At once he took soldiers and centurions, and rushed down upon them. When they saw the tribune and the troops, they left off beating Paul. Then the tribune came up and seized him, and ordered that he be bound with two chains. "Who is he?" he began asking, "and what has he done?" Some among the crowd kept shouting one thing, some another; and when the tribune could not learn the facts because of the uproar, he ordered Paul into the barracks. When was going up the steps, he had to be carried by the soldiers, because of the violence of the mob, for the whole mass of the people were following him, shouting, "Away with him!" Just as he was about to be taken into the barracks, Paul said to the tribune, "May I speak to you?" "Do you know Greek?" said the tribune; "Are you not, then, the Egyptian who in days gone by stirred up to sedition, and let into the wilderness the four thousand cutthroats?" "I am a Jew," answered Paul, "a native of Tarsus in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city. And I pray you, give me permission to speak to the people." So when he had given leave, Paul stood on the stairs, beckoning with his hands to the people. There came a great hush, and he spoke to them as follows, in Hebrew.

and when they recognized the grace which had been given to me, James and Cephas and John, then thought to be pillars, gave to Barnabas and to me the right hand of fellowship. They agreed that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the Jews.

I, John, who am your brother and who share with you in the woes and kingdom and stedfastness of Jesus, found myself in the island called Patmos, for the sake of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.

saying, "Write in a book what you see, and send it to the seven churches; to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamos and to Thyatira and Sardis and Philadelphia and Laodicea."

and Annas, the high priest, Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and all the members of the high priests family were present.

So, after he had thought things over, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John, surnamed Mark, where a large number of people were assembled, praying.

and after discharging their mission, Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, bringing with them John, surnamed Mark.

And while they were in Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews.

From Paphos Paul and his party set sail for Perga in Pamphylia; but John Mark left them and went back to Jerusalem.

Now Barnabas wanted to take with them John, who was called Mark.

And they began discussing it among themselves, saying, "It is because we did not bring any bread."

He brought him to Jesus. Jesus looked intently at him and said: "You are Simon, son of John; you shall be called Cephas" (or 'Peter,' which means 'Rock').

When they were through breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you love me more than these others do?" "Yes, Lord, you know that you are dear to me." he answered. Jesus said to him, "Feed my lambs." He said to him a second time, "Simon, son of John, do you love me?" He answered, "Yes, Lord, you know that you are dear to me." "Be a shepherd to my sheep," said Jesus. read more. The third time Jesus asked him, "Am I really dear to you?" Peter was grieved because the third time he asked, "Am I really dear to you?" and he answered, "Master, you know all things, you know that you are dear to me."

and Annas, the high priest, Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and all the members of the high priests family were present.

and Annas, the high priest, Caiaphas, John, Alexander, and all the members of the high priests family were present.

So, after he had thought things over, he went to the house of Mary, the mother of John, surnamed Mark, where a large number of people were assembled, praying.

and after discharging their mission, Barnabas and Saul returned from Jerusalem, bringing with them John, surnamed Mark.

And while they were in Salamis, they proclaimed the word of God in the synagogues of the Jews.

From Paphos Paul and his party set sail for Perga in Pamphylia; but John Mark left them and went back to Jerusalem.

Now Barnabas wanted to take with them John, who was called Mark.